The fact that the second annual Tournament of Champions is scheduled Oct. 3 and 4 means that a dream has come true. A year ago at this time, it simply was a dream, because no one was certain that the four Lewiston-Auburn area clubs being asked to participate in this event would comply. Fox Ridge, […]
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Plenty opinions about Woods’ future
Perhaps they should start to identify him by his real name, because Tiger Woods certainly has been playing golf this season like an “Eldrick.” During the 2015 season, Woods has made just four PGA Tour cuts and earned just $318,998, which is paltry by Woods standards. His play this year has raised the question. Can […]
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Par for the Course: Pro-Am series plays through Sunday River
The Exotics Pro-Am Series’ third event is scheduled tomorrow at Sunday River with Sean Warren of Nonesuch River leading the field of 36 professionals, each playing on a team with three amateurs. Warren is the leader because he has won the first event at Bath, and finished in a three-way tie for first in the […]
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Emily Bouchard waits in wings by giving back
A lot of people in Maine know 23-year-old Emily Bouchard as the three-time women’s state golf champion, especially after she captured her third successive title four days ago at Falmouth. But how many Mainers know the real Emily Bouchard, who is director of junior/senior golf for the Maine State Golf Association? And how many people […]
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Par for the Course: Fruits of Bartasuis’ labor evident at Fairlawn
During the spring of 1963, Frank Bartasuis opened the Fairlawn Golf & Country Club with just nine holes in use. “Those were some tough years,” said Bartasuis, whose golf employment dates back to the 1930s when he was a caddy at Martindale and Poland Spring while attending Lewiston High School. “because there was no golf course construction […]